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Have you thoroughly browsed your Microsoft Office Software? Aside from the most used programs like MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, I found the Microsoft office Publisher very useful, fun and entertaining. With the use of this program, making different kinds of a card is easy as one, two and three.

There are lots of templates available if you would want to create your own business card. It is essential especially for an individual on the go and often meets people outside because of their jobs. Postcard and greeting card templates are also available in Microsoft Publisher. This great discovery is just in time because Holiday season is just around the corner. As early as today, I have been trying out some layouts and designs for the cards that I will make and give to my loved ones during Holidays.

With that, the only problem that I see to actually put this card into actual is the type of canvass I will use. I want a sturdy type of paper that can hold up for a long time. That’s why I paid a visit to one of the gift shops I passed through this afternoon. I asked the sales clerk for suggestions on where can I print my postcard and greeting card that I made using MS Publisher. She had given me several types of paper but she specifically offered me those firm and sturdy square-shaped card.

As per the salesperson, the card type of paper is their best seller when it comes to card making. With its durability, no matter how hard the manner of printing will be, the ink will not pass through the other side. Same goes if you will paste embellishments on the card. She was very helpful and accommodating that’s why I left their shop with a handful of card materials.

Going back to my craft, since Microsoft Office Publisher has also options on how you want your card to be folded, I chose the two-fold type of card. However, because the card I bought from the shop is firm, I found difficulty in folding it. But guess what I did. I took out a sharp cutter and a ruler, drew a line on the part that needs to be folded. And then I lightly run the cutter over the lines, just enough to mark it and that’s it, card folded with ease. I just, later on, discovered that what I did is what they call scoring.

Making a card by yourself is one gift you can give to your loved ones. It doesn’t matter how beautiful it will come out but the effort is given in doing it.

Robert Morris a Microsoft Office expert has been working in the technology industry from the last 5 year. As a technical expert, he has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup

The users can change many things to make their computer look different like background wallpapers, different styles fonts, desktop screensavers, icons, and sounds. They can personalize the sound of an alert text, creating their own picture as their background, adding multiple fonts to their text box and many more.

Steps to Change the Desktop Theme

• Understanding themes. Themes include background wallpapers, different styles fonts, desktop screensavers, icons, and sounds which are set by the users of the Windows. Adjusting the whole theme at only one click to completely change the desktop of the system as compared to the previous desktop.

You can download multiple Windows by using your Internet as when installing Windows from the internet it only includes only two themes inside it.

• Modify the theme. Go to the “Personalization tool” located in the “Control Panel” page. Browsing with the themes which are already installed on your system and select one that you want. In case you wish to find multiple themes online, then press the “Get more themes online” URL.

For the users of Windows Vista, they have fewer choices in themes. When you go to the “Personalization” menu page, press the “theme” URL. By following these steps, it will open the “theme Menu,” here you can choose themes which are installed on your system from a pull-down section. In case you like to add multiple themes, you have to find those themes and install themes to the system.

Steps to Change the Desktop Background

• Find a new background picture. Windows will offer you different options in case you wish to adjust the desktop picture, but in case you want to apply customized background wallpaper, you have to search or create a new theme. You have to check how much large picture you are installing.

Go to the “Screen Utility” option. In case you are the user of Windows XP, 7, 8 then go to the “Control Panel” page and after that, unlock “Display.” For users of Windows Vista, go to the “Control Panel” option, unlock “Personalization” and after that, press “Display Settings” located at the end of the desktop.

• Create a note according to the size of the desktop. To make the picture to look beautiful, you need that background wallpaper having the equal size as the desktop. Go through the “Slider” located in the screen window which shows the desktop pixels list.

• Install a picture. By using “Image Search Engine” option, you can search for a new wallpaper for the desktop. Go to the “Search Tools,” press “Size” button and after that,

choose “Exact” option. After searching for the picture you want, download it on the system.

• Place the wallpaper. Unlock the “Personalization Tool” given in the “Control panel” page. It is the option which is located in the “Appearance & Personalization” category, according to the setting of the “Control Panel” page. In this page, you can go to the “Desktop

Background.” Press the “Browse” button to find the system where you want to download the picture.

Steps to Change the Screen Saver

• Go to the “Personalization” menu page. You will get the page into the “Control Panel,” below the “Appearances & Personalization” option. Move to the “Screen Saver” page. It will show “Screen Saver” settings.

• Adjust the “Screen Saver.” By using the pull-down menu page to select from screensavers which are already installed.

• Adjust screen saver settings. You are able to change the size of the screensaver, and the lock setting of your system. Depends on the “Screensaver” you had selected, you can change settings for it by pressing the “Settings” option.

• Install new “Screen Savers.”

Micheal Ricky is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Samuel has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.

Take help of these tips to fix a stuck, dead or black pixel. On display, dead pixels takes place when a single pixel in display stops lighting up. It will cause a tenacious black spot on display. Fixing a dead pixel is difficult. Users often end up replacing the screen.

What is the reason behind Dead Pixels?

A manufacturing defect can be one of the most common causes behind dead pixels. Some of the small errors in the assembly will be resulting in dead pixels among several functions. Dead pixels will also appear in display’s life. It can be due to physical damage. Some of the dead pixels occur when transistor cant supply power. Associated pixel would stay black permanently.

Stuck Pixel or Dead Pixel?

Both of these pixels may look almost similar. But there are significant differences between them. Dead pixels are those that will not turn on anymore. A stuck pixel, on the contrary, is those pixels that are on permanently. Inverse puzzles create stuck pixels in comparison to the dead ones. Rather than turning off, transistor related to the stuck pixel is on constantly. An entire pixel can be affected. A stuck pixel will look bright. Mark on the screen will be either green, blue, white, or red. If the questionable pixel is stagnant, then it will seem a little box.

Discovering a still or stuck pixel

You suspect a stuck or dead pixel; then you can’t scrutinize the situation with the help of software tools. Very often, solid colors will be displayed by the program on the entire screen. Your eyes could quickly choose out pixels that are not correctly functioning.

How to Fix Dead Pixel on the Monitor, Tablet or Smartphone

Replace the Screen

Replacing the screen is one of the most reliable ways to fix dead pixel. There are many manufacturers with a warranty that covers up dead pixels. Check warranty of your device to view if the situation appeals to you also. Maximum of the corporations need smallest number of dead pixels before replacement of the screen. For display, a computer monitor is 4-8 dead pixels. Small displays have low requirements.

Wait till the pixel disappears

Just wait for the absolute pixel to fade away. This happens a lot, but nothing can be said about the time. The dead pixel may have gone away in a week, or it may take remaining life of the device. You can’t predict anything.

Go for a Stuck Pixel Method

Pressure and Heat

These methods are quite risky. Users need to take steps with caution. These methods include physical messing with the screen.

Pressure method

Wrap up the tip of a blunt pencil. Tap the tip of cloth against dead pixel for some seconds. Try to apply it with pressure at the place of a pencil. Avoid pushing on the non-dead pixels.

Heat method

Just soak up a cloth in hot water. Keep fabric in a plastic zip-top pocket. It will block the water from reaching your display. Just hold that cloth against dead pixel for some seconds.

Robert Coleman is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Robert has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.

After that, press on Edit. It will be placed towards the rightward side of change password and below the Login section.

Next, put your present password.

Lastly, set your strong new password by making it alphanumerical. Always remember not to use the same passwords for your net banking or mail account.

Set restriction on its use

Set a restriction on the number of people viewing your FB posts.

Firstly, go to FB Settings.

Then, on posts, ensure that the Friends option is getting displayed.

After that, press on Next.

Next, note that your private information is put to Only Me.

Lastly, press on Finish.

Allow selected Facebook users to view your shared posts

After doing the above changes, if you would like to post something, but do not want some people to know about it, then there is nothing to worry about. There is a solution for the same. You can carefully choose the friends who can view your post, and the post will be viewable to only those people. It can be done by the given below instructions-

Firstly, write the content in the status area.

After that, check its drop-down menu to select the person whoever can have a look at it.

Then, note that there will be in total three options given- the first one will be the Public, the second one will be Friends and last will be individuals.

Remove the tags

Remember that if you get tagged in any of the images by your friend, then even your friend’s friend can have a look at it. If you want to remove tags, then follow the steps given below:

Firstly, press on the picture that you are tagged in.

Then, press on Options. It will be given towards the end.

After that, click on Remove tag.

The above steps will make you remove the tag. Rather than this option, you can also click on Report Photo if you find anything offensive on it.

Billy Mark is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Billy has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.

Take help of these tips to fix a stuck, dead or black pixel. On display, dead pixels takes place when a single pixel in display stops lighting up. It will cause a tenacious black spot on display. Fixing a dead pixel is difficult. Users often end up replacing the screen.

What is the reason behind Dead Pixels?

A manufacturing defect can be one of the most common causes behind dead pixels. Some of the small errors in the assembly will be resulting in dead pixels among several functions. Dead pixels will also appear in display’s life. It can be due to physical damage. Some of the dead pixels occur when transistor cant supply power. Associated pixel would stay black permanently.

Stuck Pixel or Dead Pixel?

Both of these pixels may look almost similar. But there are significant differences between them. Dead pixels are those that will not turn on anymore. A stuck pixel, on the contrary, is those pixels that are on permanently. Inverse puzzles create stuck pixels in comparison to the dead ones. Rather than turning off, transistor related to the stuck pixel is on constantly. An entire pixel can be affected. A stuck pixel will look bright. Mark on the screen will be either green, blue, white, or red. If the questionable pixel is stagnant, then it will seem a little box.

Discovering a still or stuck pixel

You suspect a stuck or dead pixel; then you can’t scrutinize the situation with the help of software tools. Very often, solid colors will be displayed by the program on the entire screen. Your eyes could quickly choose out pixels that are not correctly functioning.

How to Fix Dead Pixel on the Monitor, Tablet or Smartphone

Replace the Screen

Replacing the screen is one of the most reliable ways to fix dead pixel. There are many manufacturers with a warranty that covers up dead pixels. Check warranty of your device to view if the situation appeals to you also. Maximum of the corporations need smallest number of dead pixels before replacement of the screen. For display, a computer monitor is 4-8 dead pixels. Small displays have low requirements.

Wait till the pixel disappears

Just wait for the absolute pixel to fade away. This happens a lot, but nothing can be said about the time. The dead pixel may have gone away in a week, or it may take remaining life of the device. You can’t predict anything.

Go for a Stuck Pixel Method

Pressure and Heat

These methods are quite risky. Users need to take steps with caution. These methods include physical messing with the screen.

Pressure method

Wrap up the tip of a blunt pencil. Tap the tip of cloth against dead pixel for some seconds. Try to apply it with pressure at the place of a pencil. Avoid pushing on the non-dead pixels.

Heat method

Just soak up a cloth in hot water. Keep fabric in a plastic zip-top pocket. It will block the water from reaching your display. Just hold that cloth against dead pixel for some seconds.

Robert Coleman is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Robert has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.

It is difficult for the users of Instagram to post their pictures through the PC or Mac. The user can’t do this by using the Instagram website on their system, and no Instagram application is built for Mac users. In case you wish to post photos through PC or Mac, then go through the steps listed below.

1. Using Vivaldi

• Download Vivaldi

Vivaldi browser can be modified by the users and can post pictures on Instagram through the computer or Mac with the help of this browser. This is the fastest browser which will post photos on Instagram only in a few minutes; you don’t have to wait for an hour to post your pictures. You can do this by using the mobile site to open the Instagram site which is located in the “Web Panel.”

Go through the downloading and installing process of Vivaldi so that you can bookmark your favorite websites and change the “Preferences” setting there, or press “Skip all” button and can change the “Default Web Browser Settings.”

• Make a “Web Panel.”

Visit the link instagram.com after that press the “+” symbol located on the upper left column of the mobile default browser. This link will be entered automatically, so you need again press the “+” symbol.

You will get the Instagram mobile website into the “Slider” option located on the upper left column of the phone default browser, and remain open till you don’t tap the close button.

Sign in the account by entering the username and a protected password till the phone website start working properly.

• Post on Instagram

Press the “+” symbol given at the end of the default browser to select any picture from the folder located on the computer or Mac. You can use many different filters provided in the Instagram site, placing an interesting caption below the picture and tagging the friends who are in your picture, and then post the pictures into the Instagram account.

2. Using BlueStacks App Player

• Install BlueStacks App Player

On the Android phone, the Instagram application work great when you download this application from the Google Play Store. You also can use the same Instagram account by pairing the Android device with your system display with the help of BlueStacks App Player, which also allow you to post many pictures on Instagram through computer or Mac.

When you started downloading and installing the “BlueStacks App Player,” you have to wait only for a few seconds to complete this process. Close the “Tutorial” option located in the right-hand column, ensure that you had entered the right language on the system and after that, press the “Arrow” option.

• Sign in to the “Google Account”

Tap “Continue” button after that; sign in into the “Google Account.” Go through the agreement and in case you want to proceed further, then tap “Ok” button.

The other option listed on the screen is an additional one, in case the BlueStacks App Player is still using on the system, and then you can unselect them anytime. Press the other “Arrow” button after that type the “Name” to modify all the applications.

• Download the “Instagram Application”

By going to the “Google Play Store” on the phone, find the “Instagram” in the search bar, choose the “Instagram” application after that tap the “Install” button.

• Post, use filters and share.

BlueStacks App Player will place your phone into horizontal mode. Log in to the Instagram account by entering the username and a protected password. Press the “+” symbol located at the end, choose “Gallery.” Press the “Gallery” pull-down page given at the left-hand column and choose “Other” option after that, tap the “Pick from Windows” button. Search for the; picture you wish to post on the Instagram account and press “Open.”

Charlie Noah is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Charlie has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.

The term Contextual Tabs may seem daunting to new users of Microsoft Office 2019. It conjures up images of column alignment and odd text wrapping. But this new feature was introduced following much research and is based on feedback from Microsoft users to make using Office 2019 quicker and easier.

Contextual Tabs are among the most important components of the Office 2019 user interface. They give quick access to the contextual features which work with an object and operate in a similar way as context menus. For example, when you’re working on a table in Excel 2019, the Table Tools is added to the set of features presented. If you are not using a table, then the Table Tools commands will not appear. It’s as simple as that.

Contextual Tabs were devised in order to give users a more efficient way of executing commands. The Contextual Tabs contain all the features you need for working with a selected object at your fingertips. Now, you no longer have to hunt through layers of menus of formatting and obscure commands when searching for what you need to do.

With Office 2019, some commands appear only when you need them to in response to an action you take. If you don’t have a picture in your document, the commands to work with a picture are not necessary. The commands for editing a chart will not appear unless a chart is inserted into a spreadsheet and you need to modify the chart. In Office Excel 2019, clicking on a chart causes a contextual tab to appear with commands used for chart editing. Contextual Tabs only appear when they are needed and make it much easier to find and use the commands for whatever you require to do with the object or text.

If you draw a circle into your Word 2019 document and you then decide that you would like to amend the drawing by placing a border around it, it’s so much easier to right click and access an array of commands rather than search through the Ribbon and try to guess where the command might be located. Contextual Tabs offers commands that are only relevant to the particular drawing, picture or text you are working on.

A simple drawing, then, has a relatively small set of tools, mostly relating to formatting and aligning. A chart has most of the drawing tools plus chart-specific formatting and the entire layout and data analysis features of charting. A PivotChart combines all of the features of PivotTables, charts, and drawing. Contextual Tabs relate the specific commands for all of these charts and diagrams to the specific object.

So, to recap, creating a chart in Excel 2019 is really the only time that the Chart Options menu would need to be accessible. With Contextual Tabs Microsoft has eliminated the need to search for commands that are only required at certain times. The commands relating to amending and styling charts are now much easier to find.

Put simply, Contextual Tabs are there to bring the required command to the user’s attention at the most appropriate time – and in the correct context of when you require the use the commands.

Robert Morris a Microsoft Office expert has been working in the technology industry from the last 5 year. As a technical expert, he has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup

The application will pin to your Start Menu, and you can check and run it from there.

How to Unpin any application from your Windows 10 Start Menu

1. Open your Windows 10 ‘Start Menu’.

2. Move the mouse cursor to the ‘Application’ tile you want to unpin from Start Menu.

3. Right click on Application Tile.

4. And select ‘Unpin from Start’.

How to adjust the size of your Windows 10 Start Menu tiles

1. Open your Windows 10 ‘Start Menu’.

2. Move the mouse cursor to the ‘Application’ tile you wish to resize.

3. Right click on Application Tile.

4. And select ‘Resize’.

5. Now choose a ‘Size’ from the options for the tile.

Size options are:

• Small

• Medium

• Large

• Wide.

How to relocate the tiles in Windows 10 Start Menu

1. Open your Windows 10 ‘Start Menu’.

2. Move the mouse cursor to the ‘Application’ tile you want to relocate.

3. Now, click on the ‘Tile’ and keep holding your mouse button.

4. Move it to the location you want to place tile.

5. And then release your finger from the mouse button.

How to stop Windows 10 Start Menu Live Tiles

A live tile of your Start Menu is much like a slideshow display, which displays live information. If you want to turn off Live tile feature.

Here is how to turn off Windows 10 Start Menu Live tiles,

1. Open your Windows 10 ‘Start Menu’.

2. Move the mouse cursor to the ‘Live Tiles’ you want to stop.

3. Right click on the Live Tile.

4. And select ‘More’.

5. Then click on ‘Turn live tile off’.

How to change Windows 10 Start Menu colour

1. Open your Windows 10 ‘Start Menu’.

2. Go to ‘Settings’

3. And select ‘Personalization’.

4. Click on ‘Colors’ option.

5. Choose a ‘Colour’ from the different colours.

6. And ‘Done’. Apply these settings and design your Window 10 Start Menu as you want. You can also do a lot more to modify your Start Menu, like add Folders, create and rename Tile’s group.

Charlie Noah is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Charlie has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.

Looking for more Clip Art for your Microsoft Office projects? In this quick tutorial, we’ll see how to download additional images and media from Microsoft Online to help you add that perfect touch to your documents, spreadsheets or presentation.
Microsoft offers thousands of free images, animations, photos and sounds for download. MS has also partnered with stock image resellers Fotolia, iStockphoto, Veer Images, NVTOfficeClips, Presentation Pro, Animation factory and PhotosToGo to offer millions of high resolution, top quality images – but of course, those cost money.

To search and download FREE clip art from Microsoft, visit Microsoft Office Online using the link provided at the bottom of this article. For free image and media offerings, scroll down the page to the section titled “Browse Clip Art and Media Categories”. In this section, you can either access specific categories by clicking on the category name or use the search section at the bottom.

Once you’ve found your desired category or search results page, navigate through the thumbnails by using the arrows at the top right or bottom right of the section (bracketing the word “Next”). You can preview a larger version of these thumbnails by clicking on their respective magnifying glass. If you find an image or media you like, check its corresponding check box to select it. You can select as many as you like.

When you’ve picked out all your images or media, click the “Download x items” link from the left-hand menu “Selection Basket”. When the Microsoft Service Agreement appears, simply click “Accept” and click on the “Download Now” button.
When prompted, select “Clip Organizer” for the “Open with…” option and click “OK”.

The Clip Organizer opens once the download is complete. You will note that your images or media appear and the folder(s) in which they were downloaded are lightly colored or highlighted.

Shahid Zargar a Microsoft Office expert has been working in the technology industry from last 5 year. As a technical expert, he has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup

Check My Office Subscription – After installing and activating Microsoft Office 2016/365 on your Windows computer, you might need to keep checking the activation status of Office Installed to make sure you don’t lose the license of using it on your device. You can check the expiry date/renewal date of your Office subscription by signing in to your Microsoft account.

Generally, a month before the end of subscription, Microsoft starts sending reminder emails to your registered email address for the renewal. Even if you don’t renew your subscription till the expiry date, Microsoft office.com/setup will automatically renew it using your registered credit card information provided during the purchase or last renewal. The auto-renewal feature could be turned off if you want to.

The good news is that even if you forgot to renew your subscription you would not lose your data. It will be saved as it is. As soon as the subscription period ends, your files become Read Only, which means that you can read files but cannot make any changes into it.

How Do I Check My Office Subscription?

Check My Office Subscription – Expiry/Renewal Date

If you want to check the Office subscription (the expiry/renewal date of Office subscription), you need to sign in to your Office account because office.com/setup applications installed in your device don’t display the subscription period.

You can follow these steps to check the expiry date of your Office suite-

Visit Microsoft Office and sign in to your Office account. It is the same email address and password that you used while purchasing Office.

Go to your Services & Subscriptions page.

Review the details under Services & Subscriptions.

If you see a circle arrow, then your Office subscription is ready for recurring billing (auto-renewal), unless you have clicked to Turn off auto-renewal or cancel renewing beforehand.

The Next Charge info shows you when you’ll be charged next and how much.

The date you see under Expires on is when your subscription will end.

In case you are facing any issue to Check My Office Subscription, feel free to contact Microsoft Office Support. For that, you can try the office.com/setup toll-free number in order to get a technician to assist you with your issues.